I wasn’t emotionally up to writing about my thoughts immediately after I watched the Chuck finale last night. That probably sounds silly to a lot of people, but those aren’t the kind of people reading reviews of their favorite shows online. So, screw them. And let’s all hold hands while we acknowledge the loss of one of our favorite TV shows. It was almost canceled about 5 gazillion times, and no one’s going to say “it was perfect at every moment!” but damn if it wasn’t something amazing.

The resounding truth about Chuck (its eternal legacy if you will) is that it’s not the amount of fans that matter, but the passion they hold. And the type of projects that get created, greenlit, and pushed forward should be the quality shows that have passionate fans. If your TV show isn’t at least one person’s favorite show, then you’re doing something wrong. And in the case of Chuck, Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak did something right.

Of course, it wasn’t just Schwartz and Fedak. Just as there was Team Bartowski, there’s Team Chuck. It’s not just the familiar faces from the screen – although there’s no way I’d ever discount their talents or attractiveness! But there’s also the “crew” which is a small word for a whole lotta people who do a large variety of different tasks. That’s everything from script writers to prop masters. …Where am I going with this? Oh! I wanted to give a major thank you to them all. We really can’t thank them enough.

Let’s talk about the finale, which took part in the final two episodes. Um. It was good. It was damn good. I cried, and despite being a female, I don’t cry all that often. (I had different crying stages. From ‘okay, guess I’m not gonna cry after all’ to ‘Oh My God, why is my body breaking down like this!?”)

People are upset. People are actually furious. The thing is, some people hate the “ambiguous” nature of the finale. I don’t think it was all that ambiguous. And without doing something as big and different, the impact would have been so much less. I’ll defend the Chuck finale to anyone.

It’s not easy for a show to excite fans at the end of a five year run, and present them with something new. But make no mistake, finales are a great time to take a risk. Chuck has given us plenty of “Chuck and Sarah are happy” episodes, especially during season 5. It was a nice risk to see the show do something that leaves fans talking, that surprises them (rather than “they’re happy and okay and everything is predictable!”) and keeps a foot in the door for a continuation via an online movie, comic books, etc. Isn’t that what you want? Do you really need the show to say “And Chuck and Sarah lived happily ever after?” Don’t you have faith? Don’t you think it’s incredibly fun to think about everything that would happen after the beach?

If you want good storytelling, you can’t think every happy ending will be just as you expected. As usual, I immediately went back to my Joss Whedon roots. He taught my teen/adult self a lot about what good storytelling does. And it doesn’t always give you what you want or make you happy. If that’s what you want, then reconcile yourself to a lifetime of watching Katherine Heigl movies. But if you agree that most Heigl movies are cheesy filler, then let’s get real and let’s let the storytellers create a story worth telling.

There are a few things I didn’t love about the finale, although I’m not hanging onto those issues too much. I think that Awesome/Ellie going to Chicago wasn’t really necessary but there was just nothing else to do with them. I don’t like the idea of them living away from Chuck. I’m happy for Jeff and Lester. I’m happy for Big Mike. I’m happy for Morgan and Alex, although I think we could have used a bit more of them both in the finale. And I really would have liked to see Casey and Gertrude together, and know a bit more about what Casey’s path was. Him deciding to follow Gertrude and leave Alex seemed a bit of a misstep, even when she gave him her blessing. And it’s not that I don’t think he shouldn’t be with Gertrude, but seeing him ignore Alex’s calls just make me feel like maybe he didn’t grow enough or something… I don’t even know. Ultimately these aren’t really big complaints and none of this bothers me a ton.

And if I’m making a list, okay, I do wish Casey wouldn’t have left right at that moment. And I do wish we would have seen Chuck follow Sarah at the end of “Chuck Versus Sarah” – letting her go seemed the opposite of what you’d expect of him. And I do think we have to wonder if Chuck is really quitting the spy life now. He and Sarah were all set to give it up, but now she only remembers her spy roots, and he’s got the intersect back (he can get it removed, but will he?) And, did Chuck really need the intersect to hack the bomb, if he’s such a good hacker? But all of these things needed to happen. And I need to stop complaining. It’s good to have questions. It’s good to let it live with you for a while, write up some fanfiction later on. (I’ll be reading some, I think.) It’s good to let a show be different than you asked or expected it to be.

How much did you love all the references to the pilot and past episodes? The Bryce Larkin stunts, the dancing, the first date, the Wienerlicious… This wasn’t a boring flashback episode, it was paying homage to itself and I thought it was really fun. Everything was new again.

If I could ask Chris Fedak just one question (and I still haven’t seen this asked or answered in anything thus far – a huge shame), I’d ask him when it was that he decided that Sarah would not regain her memories. I think it was a bold choice, and I liked it. And I think that if you watched every season of Chuck and actually learned from it (it’s not just mindless TV, folks), you believe in the power of people to help themselves and help others. You don’t need someone to tell you that Chuck and Sarah will be okay, because you know it.

If I could ask him another question, I’d ask him to clarify on Sarah’s real name, because “Mo Sam Lisa Ryan” seemed more liked a jokey answer to say he didn’t know, but decided to then honor Morgan Ryan.

And if I had a third question, I’d ask him about the brunette best friend they cast for Chuck but then dropped. Was the plan always to have Chuck/Sarah get together, or would that additional female character have her own romantic possibilities to end up as the shows endgame?

What about the Sarah mission tapes? Or – I’m sorry, seeing Sarah’s face pushed down into a pillow while she got a massage?! Or seeing her fabulous hotel? Jeffster doing “Take On Me”? Mama Bartowski’s cameo? Clara in Castle? How Chuck knew where to find Sarah – back on that exact same beach? And didn’t it make you remember all of the little reasons why you loved Chuck and Ellie, Chuck’s nerdy ways, how much you wanted to BE Sarah Walker? How you wanted Jeffster to play at your birthday party? How you wanted to make Casey hug you? How you wanted Morgan to make you laugh all the time? How you are craving some Subway?

The show gave us ton of awesome spy stuff, but in the end it was about a guy and a girl on a beach.

And that’s pretty special.

You’re allowed to cry. You’re allowed to be sad. (That ending song pretty much kills everyone, right?) But Yvonne Strahovski already has projects lined up, and Zachary Levi is going to continue to pave the way for showing the world why being a nerd is cool with The Nerd Machine. It’s not over, because the way something made you feel never has to end. You can carry that with you forever. And it can make you a better, happier person. And that’s why TV isn’t just a hobby of mine, it’s a way of embracing the worlds I love.

Now embrace your inner nerd and make Chuck Bartowski proud. You have your mission. Scat!

Chuck finale ending song:

“Rivers and Roads” by The Head and The Heart

Chuck then and now collage photo credit: NBC, compiled by tumblr user ksu-95.

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Thank you for the write up. My husband and I just watched the last 3 episodes in a row and wow, it was a roller coaster ride of emotions. Tears just kept bubbling up but for some reason, they just didn’t flow. I think I was expecting a little bit more of a cathartic ending but after reading through your thoughts, I’m realizing that Chuck and Sarah WILL be okay and that the ending wasn’t that bad.

I did love all the references to things in the past like Sarah plowing through the guards like Bryce did in the very beginning. I was a little annoyed when Chuck didn’t remember the Irene Demova virus though. I was practically yelling at the screen and then when Sarah mentioned it, I was so happy because I thought she remembered.

I think I’ll give the finale some time to sink in and then re-watch it. I’m going to miss this show. It’s my absolute favorite show of all time and it has so many amazing parts.

William

Good TV on a notoriously BAD network. I hope the creators bring this back on WB or USA, etc. Monk would have been canceled after the pilot on NBC (NoBodyCares).

JSG

What an awesome finale. Left me all broken up. I recently got into this series! Why is NBC not continuing it????

Josh

@JSG – As I understand, season 5 was planned to be the final season from the beginning. Not an NBC decision…merely the end of a great story.

Dereck Tracy

I loved Chuck! I am gonna miss this show more than any in recent memory! The ending pissed me off at first but the kiss gave me hope! I just wish I could see it start all over again from here! Please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brett

To put to rest your “Mo Sam Lisa Ryan” concern: The question was answered by Fedak in a session hosted by Huffington Post TV Critic Maureen Ryan, who goes by Mo Ryan, who’s twitter handle is even MoRyan. So it was a joking answer in deference to the session host and her work in assembling the questions. Sarah is still just Sam Lisa with the rest unknown.

Jason

Always will wonder why we never saw Chuck’s dad (Henry Winkler) didn’t make a late return…I never truly believed he was dead…

BichonLover

Thank you for this great review. I especially love this part:

“Chuck has given us plenty of “Chuck and Sarah are happy” episodes, especially during season 5 … a foot in the door for a continuation via an online movie, comic books, etc. Isn’t that what you want? Do you really need the show to say “And Chuck and Sarah lived happily ever after?” Don’t you have faith? Don’t you think it’s incredibly fun to think about everything that would happen after the beach?”

Chuck is my all-time favorite TV show. I truly love these characters. I really hope they make a movie or at least have a reunion show someday.

@Jason — Scott Bakula played Chuck’s dad. In Chris Fedak’s Q&A (referenced in Brett’s post) he said, “I resurrected Stephen a hundred times in my mind. Thing is … it was so much stronger if he was really dead. So that’s the way it stayed.”

ludwig

I’m 50/50 on it. Towards the end, she started remembering little things from the past so it makes the viewer assume that although she had lost her memory like Morgan, with Chuck’s love for her, she would eventually fall in love again with that lovable nerd. She wouldn’t have asked Chuck to kiss her if it was still awkward and with that, it was poetic.

The show revolved around the chemistry and romance between Chuck and Sarah. The last few episodes was all talk about a house with a red door, white picket fences and babies and then it was left to ambiguity. We were all on the edge of our seats with the near kisses, sexual tension and marriage proposals throughout the last 5 years. I think a slight glimpse of Chuck and Sarah, happily married with spy babies would have made it THE ‘happily ever after’ feeling we were all hoping and expecting.

Regardless, being a true fan you just know that everything will be ok.

Jason

@Bichon… Yeah – Bakula – right… My bad…

I just didn’t get him dying…he was too good a character for me to believe it. Honestly – I still have a hard time believing the show is over.

BichonLover

@Jason — I was shocked when Stephen was murdered. It was tragic. And I also can’t believe that Chuck is really over. It’s like all these friends have suddenly dropped off the face of the earth — an empty feeling. I will never forget them.

Jason

@Bichon – I’ve seen ends to lots of shows that I was much more attached to…but none so soon. Even Sopranos made it to season 6. That’s what drives me nuts. I guess the ratings weren’t there – and that’s why Chuck got buried to Friday night. Once they chose to put it there, the end was near. I guess we Chuckies were in the minority.

Reverend Flash

Your review really hit the nail on the head. It almost made me cry more than the show itself.

Michelle

CHUCK is really a great show that has comedy, romance, drama, and action all in one show. although I personally felt season 5 has lost a bit the drama and action since Chuck and Sara has been happy together, the finale definitely has rank up the exciting and emotional moment for the closing of the show, which was done quite well to leave the fan with some good impression of the show. I am already start to watch the older episodes because I already miss the show lol but I think Chuck will always be one of those TV show to watch again and again when we need some good TV. by the way, I also like how Chuck is not like other TV out there that often being extremely negative and violent. Chuck has a good heart and moral, that’s what makes Chuck a good show that people can relate it to…with excitement! : )

Jeremy

I’m going to miss this show, it is honestly one of my favorites now, and I do believe that Sarah and Chuck will get back together if the five seasons of Chuck have taught me anything it is that Chuck and Sarah’s love can survive anything.

I loved your review. I wrote one myself before I found yours. Here’s what I have to say: In your review, you say the audience shouldn’t need telling that Chuck and Sarah are OK, they should know it. There’s a saying in writing: Show, don’t tell. This is exactly what the final kiss does. It’s the perfect ending to the show. OF COURSE I wanted all the answers, as did many of you. I wanted to know if the kiss worked. But it really doesn’t matter. What DID upset me about the finale is Chuck’s lack of fight until the beach scene. As you pointed out in your review, he didn’t go after Sarah when she walked away from the apartment complex. That one wasn’t hard for me to go through, my problem stems from the scene from Castle when Casey hugs Chuck. Sarah walks away and Chuck starts to mention Morgan’s idea. It was bad characterization to have him stop, especially since he’s a guy fighting to get his wife back. To clam up like he did made me want to throw a shoe at my television and it slightly ruined the emotional hell the final beach scene was intended to bring. Yes, it got me upset, but the effect was halved from where it could have been had he just mentioned kissing her in Castle. He could have told her as she walked away or something, build her up for the beach scene. Something. Anything! It was a disappointing plot device Fedak employed, just like the memory erasing in the first place.

OK, thanks for reading my rant here. Needed to get it out again.

Max

I know that a lot of people will disagree… but this is my reaction to the last two episodes as I have already posted it on facebook. I need to get this of my chest…badly… all apologies for those who disagree – but these are my feelings:

I’m disappointed…from the bttom of my heart I am dissappointed. To all of you who remember Chuck vs. the other guy and Chuck vs. the Push Mix and how great these episodes would have served as series finales: Do you think that this was the same league? As for me, I think this was not even the same sport. Season 5 wasn’t Chuck anymore… sometimes it was great TV – but it was never really Chuck. I knew this but kept watching, hoping that the finale would make up for everything – but it didn’t. That’s it. A series finale should feel like the end of a journey – but this felt like the end of a horror trip that started of 3 weeks ago, when they introduced that Quinn guy whom we were to accept as a major villan who was all in the background for 5 long years – an ingenious master mind whose portrayal on screen strongly reminded of a Charlie Brown who never got to kick Lucy’s Ball. Not even the last scene was great. Chuck telling Sarah their storry instead of her remembering it for real? ….But It got worse. “Morgan said that thing..blablabla”… so even that scene got screwed up. After accepting that all other things hadn’t been as I wanted them… Why didn’t they at least have Chuck take heart and kiss her without asking for permission. Common! Is he really such a chicken? Legally, Sarah is still his wife… when Chuck implicitly asked for that kiss by explaining Morgans theory, I knew that everything was ruined. Why didn’t they at least have Chuck take heart and kiss her without asking for permission? Why did they screw up everything?… But one thing I have to admit: The episode made me cry.. and I don’t cry very often… but I don’t really think I liked crying

Shaun

Your review was great! I managed not to cry but what tore me up was chuck was the only show i followed from the beginning and now its gone. It was the show i watched in my first year of high school. I anticipated the ending at the start of the beach scene and was quite happy with it. Time to rewatch the entire series again to get it out of my system.

partisan

I loved Chuck but hated the finale. By taking Sarahs memories of all the great moments that made Chuck and we the fans love her it was as if they killed her off. Even if they fell in love again its a DIFFERENT Sarah unless she gets those memories back. A disconcertingly mean spirited ending to a show that always ended on a high note before.

Yes It would be a “cheesey, predictible happy ending” but you know what? That’s what I want. I don’t want a risk at the end, Chuck took risks all along, this was the payoff. For 5 years of loyalty and subway snadwiches I want my happy ending and you know what? They could have done it.

Keep everything the same but as the kiss ends Sarah says “I remember” thats all, two words. It even leaves the ambigutiy of WHAT she remembers but gives the fans the happy ending they deserve.

I am so happy that so many of you have taken the time to comment here to share your own thoughts. I put a lot of myself on this page, and I’m glad that members of the Chuck family were able to appreciate it. This encourages me to continue being more of my nerdy self in my writing.

And I do appreciate those of you who commented to say that you disagree about the finale, because I think it’s important to know that this was a controversial ending and some people are really displeased. I wish that you weren’t, because I know it must hurt all that much more.

Jim

The show made many wrong turns, the writing has suffered, and ever since the
boneheads in charge took the intersect from Chuck the show has simply sucked.
Casey got fat, Ellie got fat, Chucks Mom got fat, they brought in Carrie Ann
Moss FAT, and the acting got fat. And you know all that fat is not good for
you…that’s what killed CHUCK…fat, lazy scripts and actors who forgot how to
mesh. The show died from within, and it was obvious nobody at Chuck gave a damn
about it. The entire series was in hospice the last two seasons dying a slow death starving from lack of attention and creativity. The finale was just like the last two seasons, out of touch with what the fans wanted to see happen to two friends they had grown fond of over 5 years. I am not impressed, and will remain that way.

@Jim I’m sorry you feel that way. I respectfully disagree with you. The characters did not forget how to mesh. They grew and changed, just as real people do. They coped with changes in their lives, as real people have to do every day. As for Adam Baldwin gaining weight, that is unfortunately correct, but I’d rather have an overweight Adam Baldwin playing John Casey than any other actor. And the acting, far from getting “fat” as you said, got better and better. Those scenes in the finale where Chuck told Sarah he would never hurt her, where he kept trying to connect with her, showcased some of the best acting I’ve ever seen. Zach and Yvonne outdid themselves. I look forward to seeing them in other shows and movies. But I would love to see a Chuck movie or reunion show someday.

I hate saying goodbye to shows/books with characters I’ve related to and watched “grow” for years. I’d say everybody does but it’s so much harder when the writers do a horrible job of closing their stories. It’s depressing enough but goddamn it close on the positive. Like when a kid goes away to college don’t show the parents waving goodbye at the curb or staring in an empty bedroom at night, you show the kid arriving at school or driving forward music blaring! highlight the positive potential and give the reader/viewer something to bite onto “Joe Smith went on to sell his invention for $2.3 million and now lives in Colorado with his wife and three kids.” Even Harry friggin Potter ended 20 years later with their own kids starting off where they did as the cycle continues. Depressing in it’s own right but that’s life. Ending a story with the potential for anything and letting the audience draw their own conclusions is just horrible writing! The worst I’ve ever encountered was a book years ago where at the ending the protagonist, antagonist and several side characters have their final confrontation on a street corner and just when they meet up it’s ends with a line like “It all ended on a sunny Monday afternoon.” WTF IS THAT!?! Real life is rough enough, we follow these characters to often live lives more interesting than our own or to experience these things without risk to ourselves. We can save the world, get the girl (or guy, or robot, or whatever you’re into) we can destroy the villain, fly the jet, disarm the bomb, explore the unknown, and all from the comfort of our favorite chair. We give you our attention, our time, our money and it’s the job of the storyteller to see us safely through to the happy ending. You don’t end Sleeping Beauty when the prince arrives at her glass coffin, Superman doesn’t end when he arrives at Lex’s hideout, Friends doesn’t end when Ross kisses Rachael, The Count Of Monte Cristo doesn’t end when he escapes from Château d’If, Moby Dick doesn’t end when they spot the whale, and this rant doesn’t end with…

BichonLover

Zach, Yvonne, and Chris Fedak have all said they’re open to making a Chuck movie. Add your comment here to tell them you’re interested in a Chuck movie:

I was having a really hard time coming to terms with this finale. I read this article and it all really clicked for me. Thanks!!

David Webb

The Whedon reference was apt in a sense, but also a sad commentary on the turns Chuck (the show) took towards the end.

The simple fact of the matter is that the last season/season and a half was so poorly written that foisting the “poetic” ending on Chuck’s audience struck me as disingenuous. Whedon’s shows, however long they’ve run, have always done a tremendous job of weaving in elements of uncertainty…of challenges not-quite-resolved…and of actors and elements that just cannot be accounted for. Life is whimsical. It’s capricious. And Whedon understands that better than most TV-types.

Up until the final two episodes (three, if you really view the “finale” as two installations), there was nothing wrong with Chuck and Sarah as a couple. Their will they/won’t they kept the show running for a huge number of episodes, and, by the end, their interpersonal problems had been resolved (indeed, almost TOO nicely).

Though some viewers might like, in retrospect, to see a little complication re-added into the Chuck/Sarah dynamic (because, let’s face it, stable, loving relationships absent conflict make for boring television), I think it was fairly false, trite, and disappointing that Chuck’s writers decided to end the show on a “have hope, folks” note.

Like it or not…poetic or not…everything was fine in Chuck/Sarah land, and nothing really NEEDED to upset their balance. Doing so during the final two (or three) episodes is a poor commentary on the quality of Chuck’s writers and their dedication to penning coherent stories.

Strife is all well and good…but strife for strife’s sake is cheap, and not the way to put an end to Chuck.

meh

Apologies to those who have really enjoyed the last few seasons of “Chuck” as much as the first few, but I felt the ending was either on time or perhaps a season late.

The first two seasons of the show were fantastic: fun, good stories and maintained the popular “long arc” that most modern viewers seem to feel is critical while not taking anything away from the episodic nature of the show: each episode was good in and of itself.

The last two seasons have just not seemed as well planned or written to me although there have been a few good episodes as well. Almost like the “old” show.

I am glad “Chuck” was able to end on a relatively good note.
If it had ended a few seasons ago I would have been sad to see it go.
Last season, well… I would have missed it more than I will right now.

If it had gone another season…. the way the show was going I don’t think I would have kept WATCHING for another season.

The truth is I never expected the show to last more than a season, I mean seriously: with the premise it had, how many truly compelling, fun, funny and enjoyable scripts could be done?

They had a good run.

Thanks, folks!

John K.

I agree that they ended the show at a good time, even Zach said so. It was getting repetitive and I didn’t even watch season 4 I only tuned back in when they advertised it as the final season and I enjoyed this season I’m just upset with how they ended Chuck and Sarah, they loved too hard and worked too hard to have to start over. I kept waiting for her to see the picture CHuck had drawn on the train and remember more and while the kept hinting that memories were there they should have resolved more.

Beth-Anna

I’m all in favor of artistic liberty, but I feel the ending was a complete betrayal. What a bad way to repay 5 seasons of character development! They did the same thing in Battlestar Galactica. Same stupid thing. Take unique characters, with a wealth of character depth and complex relationships, built over several YEARS, and suddenly… poof. It’s gone, and the story that you know and love is gone. Their entire relationship, so charming and unlikely, left forgotten in the dust. Sure, ambiguity is popular with critics, and yes, it makes for good literature, because life isn’t always perfect. But come on! This is Chuck! We don’t watch it for realism and artistic merit! We want the sap and the cheesy, happy ending! Is that too much to ask? We’ve spent all this time hoping that, against all odds, he’ll get the girl. The unique thing about Chuck has been that it truly was one of the most heart-warming shows on TV. We watch it because it’s sweet, funny, and smart. Sarah and Chuck deserve their happy ending. And after 5 years, SO DO WE!

Then I watched that last scene again… and I felt like, okay, this is not back to where they started.

Chuck knows he loves Sarah, Sarah knows she once loved Chuck. Some memories are there, they are coming back, and that kiss was coming from both sides – Sarah’s kissing Chuck back.

Thanks a lot for your take and thoughts. That really helped me to be ready to watch that final scene once again with a different eye.

The first time I was just sort of caught by surprise. I have to admit that I didn’t want it to ‘all come flooding back’ in some sort of flash, or even from that kiss, but I wanted them to be together, or to know they could be together.

After all, to me, that’s what the last 5 years have been about.

rc

Thank you for the opportunity to hold hands & acknowledge the loss of our favorite tv show. I, like many others, had adored this show from the pilot episode & it was actually the only show that my husband & I watched faithfully together, no matter our schedules. This fun, funny, quirky show had more honesty & heart than anything I’d seen on television.

I absolutely loved the ending, & watching the video of the final scene again that you posted made me start weeping, which I hadn’t done when I watched the finale initially.

I will mourn the loss of ‘Chuck’ for a long time, & I would certainly welcome any future possibilites such as a tv movie/reunion, anything to bring the characters back into our lives. After all, they’ve been family for 5 years & it hurts to say goodbye.

Melonna

Thank you for this! After a weekend still not knowing how to resolve that ending to my mind and reading countless write ups and reviews this is the FIRST that has actually resolved my feelings on the finale. I admit I wanted to see Chuck and Sarah’s happy future but you really put it into perspective that it will indeed be ok. The way they ended was perfect leaving it open for possibility but at the same time resolved in that her memories are slowly coming back and she will remember if she didn’t already by the end of that kiss. The ending was a true homage to the fans and the show…we know that Chuck and Sarah are stronger than a temporary memory loss and he will continue to fight for her as he always has. Thank you for reminding me of that

What got me into this show was a hot Sarah, the relationship w/ goofy Chuck, the crazy hot guest stars like Kristen Kreuk (never seen her look as good as she did on Chuck), the great comic relief with the Buy More and staff, a barely convincing bad-ass Casey, and Chuck with the (hello?) INTERSECT. When he lost that and they gave it to Morgan, the show lost a lot of it’s original attraction.

I loved coming home after working out on Mondays to wind down and watch Chuck, became a way of life. The 1st 2 seasons were the best for me, the 3rd and 4th were just OK, but the 5th lost its luster- I no longer cared if I missed a show or 2, that’s how I knew.

Good run, Chuck, thank you.

Katey_Elenitsas

That was the most perfect write-up I’ve seen yet.
At first I was devastated when it ended,
But as I thought about it, my thoughts were
Exactly as yours. If it had ended cheesy like the
OC or something, I think I would have been disappointed
But the minute I stopped crying, do u know what I did?
Got out season 1 and started all over again to watch
Them fall in love. And isn’t that probably what
Josh and Chris were after? Rather than closing the
Book, letting them keep going. Thanks for a
Great review. My closure is achieved!!

Selena

The ending just goes to show how indestructible their love is, and especially Chuck’s love for Sarah–Sarah lost her memory, but no matter what, she will always come back to Chuck, come back to his warm, gentle care, and I think that’s true love right there. :3

Selena

Her memories were amazing though, I mean, Chuck saved her from Shaw time and time again, from horrible deaths, and all those kisses and touching moments together, and Chuck has always saved Sarah, and sometimes Sarah has saved him, and then their wedding..I know Sarah will always love Chuck, and he will always love her, but I wish she would get her memories back somehow, I mean really, don’t you?

This post made me a feel a lot better, I just want to thank the author, and I can’t believe this only has 21 likes on Facebook..

Selena

Holy crap I just realized something.

Chuck could’ve kept the glasses to restore Sarah’s memory instead of using them to get the intersect back, because he didn’t need it–he used the Irene Demova virus.